CEQA Project Management Unit Supervisor

Job Description and Duties

• The California Energy Commission (CEC) has exclusive authority to license thermal plants 50 MW or larger (Application for Certification or AFC), exempt certain small thermal power plants from its jurisdiction (Small Power Plant Exemption or SPPE), and certify eligible renewable energy generation and energy storage (Opt-In Certification) and Department of Water Resources energy facilities. The CEC’s Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection Division administers these energy facility licensing and exemption programs and prepares analyses pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act. Under the general direction of the Branch Manager of the Siting and Environmental Branch, the Supervisor serves as the highest-level resource specialist and performs very difficult technical work relating to public utilities along with a variety of supervisory, program evaluation, planning, policy analyses, and formulation activities including technical review and feedback to staff on written work products. The incumbent plans, organizes, and directs the team of CEQA Project Managers working on a variety of project management, technical, and analytical tasks related to the California Energy Commission’s Application for Certification, Small Power Plant Exemption, and Opt-In Certification programs, and works to provide a positive working environment for that team. The Supervisor also confers with and assists the Branch Manager and Division, Executive, and Commissioner leadership on Division policies and objectives and coordinates the work of the section with other sections of the Division on a broad spectrum of subject areas within the unit’s portfolio. In addition, the Supervisor represents and supports the Division and CEC in meetings, briefings, conferences, and workshops, engaging other agencies, the Legislature, companies, research organizations, communities, and other stakeholders; participates in investigations and hearings and testifies as an expert witness in proceedings before the CEC and courts; and prepares correspondence and reports. Staff in the CEQA Project Management Unit are responsible for managing the assessment of environmental impacts, evaluation of alternatives for energy facilities, and environmental justice analyses; the development of measures and strategies to minimize and mitigate significant impacts; the review and understanding of relevant federal, state and local agency laws, ordinances, regulations and standards; the application of scientific approaches to data collection and analysis including using complex computer models; the conduct of scientific investigations and completing difficult technical analysis. Staff in this unit also research new technology development and recommend and implement statewide planning and policy initiatives for the CEC and the Governor, as well as develop and evaluate proposed legislation. Staff conducts publicly noticed workshops to gather information in an open and public process and testifies at quasi-legal proceedings before the Commission. Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at https://eservices.calhr.ca.gov/enterprisehrblazorpublic/Public/ClassSpec/ClassSpecDetail/3504 .The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position. Education Information: If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this classification, please provide your unofficial transcripts. Applicants who completed their education outside of the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must provide evaluated transcripts. The transcript evaluation must state the number of units to which foreign coursework is equal. Foreign education evaluation services can be found at https://www.naces.org . Official transcripts and official foreign degree transcripts will be required prior to appointment. If you are not using education to qualify for this classification, you do not need to submit transcripts. To bypass the required document, select Choose/Upload and select Bypass File. Please let us know how you heard about this position by taking a brief survey at CEC Recruitment Survey .